Prognostic acceptance and the well-being of patients receiving palliative care for cancer.

Purpose: To identify the impact of prognostic acceptance/nonacceptance on the physical, psychological, and existential well-being of patients with advanced cancer.

Patients And Methods: A Canadian multicenter prospective national survey was conducted of patients diagnosed with advanced cancer with an estimated survival duration of 6 months or less (n = 381) receiving palliative care services.

Results: Of the total number of participants, 74% reported accepting their situation and 8.